What is the prime factorisation of (120)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (2^3 \times 3 \times 5)
Step 1: Write (120=12 \times 10). Step 2: (12=2^2 \times 3) and (10=2 \times 5), so (120=2^3 \times 3 \times 5). Step 3: Do not forget to combine repeated prime factors from different parts.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(2^3 \times 3 \times 5)
Why is this the correct answer?
Step 1: Write (120=12 \times 10). Step 2: (12=2^2 \times 3) and (10=2 \times 5), so (120=2^3 \times 3 \times 5). Step 3: Do not forget to combine repeated prime factors from different parts.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Real Numbers. Topic: Prime Factorisation.
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